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This is the e-book version ofLaw Office Policy and Procedures Manual, Sixth Editionin EPUB format. EPUB is compatible with many e-readers, including iPad, Barnes & Noble NOOK, Sony Reader, Adobe Digital Editions, Kobo, and others. This newly updated and expanded edition of an ABA...

This is the e-book version ofLaw Office Policy and Procedures Manual, Sixth Editionin EPUB format. EPUB is compatible with many e-readers, including iPad, Barnes & Noble NOOK, Sony Reader, Adobe Digital Editions, Kobo, and others. This newly updated and expanded edition of an ABA bestseller includes everything you need to create a complete, customized manual that can serve as a reference guide for your entire firm and as a training tool for new employees, associates, and temporary workers. The e-book version includes a link to download editable Word Document files of all the included forms, so you can edit the text to produce your own firm's policy and procedures manual and revise it whenever needed. This indispensable manual covers every facet of basic law office operations, and also includes material on COBRA, stress injuries, AIDS/HIV, and much more. The sixth edition contains information and policies on new statutes and amended statutes with which law firms must comply, plus other areas of interest, including:

The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008

Family and Medical Leave Act -- including new forms

Family Responsibilities Discrimination

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

Retaliation and whistle blowing

Application of the Fair Credit Reporting Act to law firm hiring

The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

The changing face of large firms -- from departments to practice groups

Policies on diversity and sexual harassment

Use of office technology, including e-mail, cell phones, and the Internet